July 17 - We drove on to Padua on Tuesday to see the frescos painted on the inside of the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto. Giotto is perhaps the very first artist of the Italian rennaisance and the chapel is his masterpiece. It is considered to be among the most important masterpieces of western art and the frescos date back more than 700 years. Howe...

Moved back to Verona to get closer to my reservation date for Nice...and to do laundry.

I `resorted` to staying the night in Padua (about an hour from Verona) rather than risk spending the night at Verona train station or some expensive hotel. Padua is quite a nice city, not full of tourists so free of shops selling the usual junk and hordes of people. I dont really have much to say on padua, only stayed there one night, except tha...